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Gas prices drop for 25-straight days

Jul. 16, 2009
Retail gas prices dropped Thursday for the 25th consecutive day as America's appetite for petroleum hovers around 10-year lows. "Demand is about as poor as it's been in a long time," said Tom Kloza, publisher and chief oil analyst at Oil Price Information...
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